Key Stage 4 Leader

Westfield School, Sheffield, S20 1HQ

Deadline is today

• Start date details

  September 2025 or earlier

• Closing date

  16 March 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  4 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time: Full Time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: M1 - UPS3
• Additional allowances:

  TLR 1A

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to appoint a teacher with aspirations to progress into pastoral leadership and take on the challenging and rewarding role of Head of Key Stage 4.

The successful candidate in addition to the responsibilities of a Class Teacher will:

• Work as part of the Strategic Inclusion Team to lead strategies to maximise achievement, attendance and attitudes to learning for students.
• Be a very effective communicator who can lead a team of Form tutors and 2x Pastoral Managers to implement and achieve strategic improvement objectives.
• Role model positive behaviours to colleagues and students within your year and beyond, demonstrating a high level of professionalism, organisation, energy and care.
• Have the highest expectations of the students and staff team you lead
• Focus on a culture of success

We are happy to receive applications from across all subject areas.

The successful applicant will lead our Key Stage 4 team overseeing the pastoral care of Y10 and Y11 students.

The Key Stage Leader will be responsible for the behaviour, attendance and safety of students and will design and implement support strategies to maximise achievement. They will implement school procedures and monitor and track student pastoral and academic performance.

The Key Stage 4 Leader will work with pastoral managers, form tutors, well-being and safeguarding practitioners and senior leaders to ensure all students achieve their full potential, particularly learners most in need of support.

The Key Stage Leader will also have a teaching timetable to ensure the delivery of a broad and balanced curriculum.

What the school offers its staff

• Supportive and friendly staff and leadership team.
• Excellent public transport links and free staff parking.
• Free access to on-site leisure facilities including swimming pool and gym.
• Opportunity to be part of the varied extracurricular offering, including Duke of Edinburgh’s Award programme.
• Staff wellbeing and fitness programme, run in conjunction with Sheffield United.

Commitment to safeguarding

At Chorus Trust we are committed to the Safeguarding of all our pupils, please visit our website to access our Safeguarding & Child Protection policy https://www.chorustrust.org/policies

The Trust will also conduct an online search of the successful candidate in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education advice.

The successful candidate will be required to complete a Disclosure & Barring check in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and the Police Act Regulations.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Westfield School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1312 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Westfield School website
• Email address: phughes@chorustrust.org
• Phone number: 01142485221
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/westfield-school-sheffield

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Arranging a visit to Westfield School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email phughes@chorustrust.org.

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